[all right all right. he leads her through the stalls and they can have their silly conversations as they go through. there will probably be a stall with masks and hats, and they'd probably goof around, putting one on each other and probably taking pictures with their GHS to send to everyone. maybe even buy a souvenir or two for everyone. when Leia is talking to people, Alvin will once again just be partly listening, partly networking, and partly looking around. there's one in particular that catches his interest, but when she finishes up he'll have long completed his own little task as well.

then there's the food. of course the food. by this time they've likely worked up an appetite to try the various samples. he'll even get them a couple of packs of Gaius' Dumplings—to be eaten later before the fireworks.

time will of course fly by and while everyone starts to gather in various places for the fireworks, Alvin, while still holding her hand firmly in his, leads her down some smaller side alleys and into a carved tunnel into the side of one of the cliff walls. there's not much inside and in fact looks as if no one really passes through it often.]

This was originally used as one of the look out "towers." [and down this corner...] There are a few of them around the town, but after the wars they fell into disuse and are now just generally open to the public. But not many people really know or use them anymore. [and there's the elevator. better than taking several flights of stairs.] I happened to find it when I was...seventeen?